Arbuscular mycorrhiza in wheat

调查丛枝菌根及其在冬小麦中的应用，特别关注在英国常用的品种，或作为现代优良品种的亲本。丛枝菌根是一种共生真菌，有可能减少小麦生产对环境的影响，减少对人工肥料的需求，同时保持产量。共生相互作用的好处还包括提高病原体抗性和提高对盐水条件的耐受性。在建立标准方案之后，将在受控条件下对若干品种进行测试，以确定不同品种对菌根定殖的反应，以及它们是否具有提高农业产量的潜力。这将与从植物角度控制共生关系的遗传调查一起进行，以调查共生关系是如何被控制的，以及它与已知形成相同共生关系的其他植物物种有多相似。

Theme: Agriculture and Food SecurityInvestigating arbuscular mycorrhiza and its application in winter wheat, specifically focusing on varieties commonly used in the UK, or used as parental stock for modern elite varieties.Arbuscular mycorrhiza are a symbiotic fungi which have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of wheat production, reducing the need for artificial fertilisers, whilst maintaining yields. The symbiotic interaction benefits also include improved pathogen resistance and improved tolerance of saline conditions.Following establishing of a standard protocol, a number of varieties will be tested in controlled conditions to determine how the different varieties respond to mycorrhizal colonisation and whether they have the potential to improve agricultural yields.This was to be conducted alongside a genetic investigation into the control of the symbiosis from the plant perspective, in order to investigate how the symbiosis is controlled, and how similar it is to other plants species known to form the same symbiosis.